by John Davis | Oct 15, 2003
At least five ecologically significant MPAs should be designated on the high seas by 2008, according to delegates to the World Parks Congress, a once-a-decade meeting of government officials, scientists, and conservationists held last month in Durban, South Africa....
by John Davis | Oct 15, 2003
Many managers of marine protected areas have limited formal training in MPA management. In the Western Indian Ocean (WIO), for example, it is often the case that MPA managers have received their training at wildlife management colleges, with little instruction in...
by John Davis | Oct 15, 2003
Editor’s note: The following letter is from Pierre Kleiber, a fishery biologist based in Honolulu, Hawai’i (USA). He writes in response to two articles that have recently appeared in MPA News: one on the decline in population of large oceanic predators...
by John Davis | Oct 15, 2003
Madagascar to designate three MPAs; Senegal designates four Coinciding with the World Parks Congress last month, leaders of Madagascar and Senegal announced designation efforts for new MPAs in their national waters. President Ravalomanana of Madagascar declared intent...
